The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-03-17
MIR. George Mills has retired from

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proprietor.
The Kissimmee Leader hears from
very reliable authoity that the Midland
railroad has been sold to the South Flor
ida railroad company.
The teachers that attended the meet
ing at DeFunisk have returned, and all
speak in the highest terms of the manner
in which the exercises of the occasion
were conducted.-Bronson Times.
1T is announced that after having con-
sidered the matter, Hon. Jefferson Davis
has decided not to accompany the Vicks-
burg, Miss, Southrons to the Washington
drill His reason is that his health will
not admit of the long journey.
ANY county is now entitled to its
convicts to work its public roads, which
will build stockades and provide for
guarding and supporting the convicts.-
RaleiQh IN CT Ne,os and Observer.
The new car Falmouth, receusly
built at the shops of the Florida Railway
and Navigation Company, at Tallahassee,
Ia the handsomest ever built in Florida. 1t
was made for the special use of Receiver
Duval.-Sdvdnndh Ne,os.
The State Dental Association will
meet this year in April at Palatka. All
arrangements as to transportation and
board are now being made. Nearly every
dentist In the State is a member of the As
sociation.-Jacksonville Herald.
The Herald congratulates DIR. }. }.
Harris, of the Journal, upon his appoint
ment as postmaster of Sanford. The doc
tor has been an earnest and unflinching
advocate of democratic principles, and
the appointment is an excellent one and
fully deserved-IdUdres Herald.
We heartily endorse every word our
contemporaries are saying in favor of the
re-sppointment of Judge David S. Walk
er, Sr., to the Judgeship of the Second
Judicial Circuit. He is one of: Florida's
nntarnished noblemen, and one upon whom
she cannot confer an unmerited measure of
public honors.-Lake City Citizen.
1t seems comparatively easy for the
successful man with pleasing surround
ings to be Christian. But the man or
woman whose lot is hard, and who con-
tends heroically for daily bread for fam
lily, deserves the greatest praise and en-
eoursgement for their steady department
and correct lives.-Atldntd Journal.
Oscar Edgar, the new managing edi-
tor of the Palatka Daily Nesos, was for
merly news editor of the Cincinnati En-
guirer and for some time a news editor OF
the New York World. He is a very
competent gentleman and comes to Florida
with the highest Endorsement. We greet
him cordially as an acquisition to the craft
in this State.-Daytona Journal.
We were pleased to welcome to our
Office on Monday the Hon. Wallace S.
Jones, u. S. Consul at Messina, Italy.
he is looking remarkably well, and says
he is pleased with his position abroad.
He leaves here on his return to Messina
on next Saturday via. Savannah, where
he tarries for few days and sails direct
to Europe.-Monticeuo Constitution.
The redemption OF the trade dollar
has begun. The whole issue of this coin
was 5000, 900, and it is estimated that
of this number 100000 were sent to
China through San Francisco. There the
most of them will remain, according to
the money dealers, since they afford a
convenient circulating medium to the c.
lestials The redemption is to continue
until September 4.
Mr.. E. T. c. Dickinson. from Green
wood, was over to interview our citizens
on Wednesday last, in reference to sub
scriptions for the Alabama Midland Rail-
road. We learn he had taken about
5000 in money, and several hundred
acres of land. He feels sanguine that the
road will be built, and that his town will
be greatly benefited. We wish the en-
terprise every encouragement, and hope
their fondest hopes may be realized
Aaria,a'sa Enquirer.
When banks flourish business ia
healthy and brisk. The First National
Bank of Palatka, whose statement is pub
ished to-day, has larger surplus than
any other bank in the State, and shows
by the figures in the sstatement that its
business is increasing. This bank re-
ceives q larger amount of deposits by
mail than by any other means. There is
nothing equal to searching out business.
By the way, advertising is one of the
best of methods for drumming up bust
nesa-PaLatka Nescs.
Three cheap excursions to Florida
will be run over the East Tennessee, Vir-
ginis and Georgia this month, affording
m opportunity to visit the "Land Of
Flowers such as is seldom enjoyed. The
first will leave here on Tuesday next, and
the others on the succeeding Tuesdays.
The fare from Atlantis to Jacksonville and
return will be tl0.95, which Is the regular
rate for one limited fare in either direc-
ton As the Interstate Commerce bill
goes into effect on April 4th opportuni.